Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.08 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.08 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.08 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.9208 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe is 1.08 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.08 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9208 modelled data, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9208 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.925 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9284 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9312 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9344 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9375 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9416 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9458 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9503 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9553 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9621 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9694 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9775 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9844 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9916 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9972 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.08 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.08 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.935 modelled data | 0.9208 modelled data | 0.9503 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9857 modelled data | 0.9553 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Zimbabwe was 1.08 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9208 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release